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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1931
Page
2
The Athena Press in Athena Oregon provides subscription prices dated February 27 1931. Rates listed include one year two dollars, six months one dollar, and three months seventy five cents. The notice identifies F B Boyd as owner and publisher and marks the paper as independent since January 1 1887.
Clark Wood quotes Senator Reed on tariffs being inseparable from politics and jokes that the current tariff may need fumigation after being pulled from the political sphere.
The Grange Bulletin relays a California farmer’s critical view of the state’s agriculture department. He says in ten years of farm distress the department offered no relief plan beneficial to farmers and instead acted in the interests of non-farming residents.
A Blue Mountain Eagle synopsis notes hay remained the lone crop with stable value last fall at 10 to 12 dollars a ton. Analysts attribute the weak market to a mild winter and abundant fodder substitutes, while other crops fell in price.
Baker starts early preparations for July 4th celebrations as the American Legion backs business leaders in a plan to raise tail feathers for the eagle. Census data show Oregon irrigation at 5 percent less acreage from 1919 to 1929 amid national patterns. A murder case notes a bullet riddled gangster tongue slitting as mute evidence of a squealer.
A Montreal customer threw a biscuit at a waiter after an order displeased him. The biscuit struck the waiter’s jaw, causing a fracture. The incident occurred amid reports of bread prices and competition between chain stores and independent bakeries selling pound loaves at 5 to 9 cents.
Actor Louis Wolheim known as the bad man of the screen has died. His funeral was described as brief with few words and much music, reflecting his film persona.
A 1909 roster enumerates players by position including Stone LaBrasche Wilson Dudley Sanders Hawks LaCourse Willaby DePeatt Myrick Swagegart Booher Christian Johnson Bell and others. Local notices report births and community updates from Athena with travels, school plans, and a mercantile store refresh.
The First National Bank of Pendleton as executor files its final account in the Oregon County Court in Umatilla County. A hearing on the final account and report is set for Monday March 9, 1931 at 10 a.m. at the Pendleton County Court House where objections will be heard and settlement made. Peterson and Lewis serve as attorneys for the executor.
Final notice announces administrator George Red Hawk filed his final report in the estate of Anna Redhawk deceased. The judge sets Monday March 9 1931 at 10 am in the Umatilla County Oregon county court room to hear objections and approve the report and discharge the administrator.
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